Testimonials

“I did want to say how very impressed I was with the lessons the kids had last week, I have sat through their lessons with all our prior teachers, and you are by far the very best we’ve had. I loved that both kids did not need to be re-directed, you had them both engaged, and found ways to connect with them. My daughter especially, she has not stopped playing her piece all week, she’s not needed to be told once to practice she has just done it! Such an improvement! Thank you, you have a true skill for teaching and connecting with children.”

“Dear Miss Lisa, you make me excited to come to piano. You make me laugh. It is so fun working with you.”

“I started lessons with Lisa because I wanted to get a higher grade on my playing quizzes. But now the flute has become so much more than that in my life. There is so much to learn and I want to know it all.”

“Lisa Gilbert possesses an extensive combination of skill and knowledge and the unique gift of translating what she knows to her students in creative ways. She engages her students and celebrates their achievement by honoring their ideas and progress.”

“Lisa Gilbert is a gifted educator, with the energy and attention to guide individuals as well as groups.  I had the opportunity to work with several of her students at a local middle school’s beginning band camp.  After only four days of working with Lisa, they had a very excellent grasp of the fundamentals of playing the flute, they had a sense of musicianship and musicality, and they had already developed the ‘spark’ and attitude that are a result of an inspiring teacher.”

“Lisa Gilbert is a wonderful musician with a great sensitivity to different styles of playing.  I love playing with her when I’m playing for dancers – there’s a special skill in playing so that people feel like moving well, and Lisa has it.  She’s also patient and enthusiastic when helping other people learn to play.”

“Lisa Gilbert is one of the best communicators with teens I’ve seen in a long time.  She meets them empathetically right where they are, and helps them get to a good grounded understanding of whatever the task is at hand, be it flute technique, ensemble playing, or connecting with each other and the community.”

“Thank you for a wonderful (nearly) two years!  You will always hold a special place in our hearts – those “firsts” are always so important!  And I just can’t thank you enough for all your guidance, patience, and most of all, your time….you are simply awesome!  We are so lucky to have had you as our child’s first great flute teacher!”

“Our daughter loves working with Lisa Gilbert.  The enthusiasm she brings has really re-energized our daughter’s interest in playing new and more challenging flute pieces.  Lisa teaches valid and outstanding technique in breathing, fingering, and general dynamic, while keeping our daughter’s interest and curiosity alive.”

“When one is privileged to experience both the musician and the person that is Lisa Gilbert, you have altered and elevated your own path. Her musical output, with sincerity of the music and dedication to her students is always that which you take home to digest as she enhances your own life and that of her students.”